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Commission refers Clayborn short-term rental request to Town Council for joint public hearing
Summary
The Elkton Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend that Town Council schedule a joint public hearing on a short-term rental request from Timothy Clayborn Jr.; the transcript contains an address discrepancy (15662 vs. 15562 Old Spotswood Trail) noted for clarification.
The Elkton Planning Commission on July 21 voted unanimously to recommend the Town Council schedule a joint public hearing to receive public comment on a short-term rental application filed by Timothy Clayborn Jr.
Planning Commissioner Martha Monger moved the recommendation and Billie Jo Dofflemyer seconded; the motion passed by voice vote, 7-0. The record indicates the commission referred the matter to the council so the public may comment at a joint hearing rather than deciding the application at the commission level.
The transcript contains an inconsistency in the street number for the Clayborn application: the agenda item is recorded as 15662 Old Spotswood Trail in one place and 15562 Old Spotswood Trail in another. The commission did not resolve this discrepancy on the record; applicants or staff will need to confirm the correct address before the council hearing.
No formal vote on the application itself was taken at the meeting; referral to the Town Council was the commission’s action. The commission’s recorded vote in favor of the referral was unanimous: Daniel Talbot, Billie Jo Dofflemyer, Dorenda Armentrout, Martha Monger, Dwight "Gene" Kite, Dean Tills and Wesley Walls.
The next procedural step is Town Council scheduling and public notice of the joint hearing, after which the council and commission will receive public comment and may take action according to council rules.
